Archive for December, 2007

Cancer and Christmas

Posted by Tom on December 23rd, 2007

I’m overwhelmed by the positive response from friends, colleagues, and even casual acquaintances and strangers. We’re being well cared for. I don’t know that I will ever be able to properly thank everyone. The day we found out about Tobin’s cancer, I phoned my study group to let them know. They immediately promised to cover [...]

Discovering Tobin’s cancer

Posted by Tom on December 20th, 2007

My three-year old son has cancer. Tobin had been sick for a few weeks, with a cough that wouldn’t go away. Multiple trips to the doctor’s office offered no respite. Antibiotics didn’t work. An inhaler didn’t improve his breathing. He visited the doctor’s office again on Monday, December 10th, and was seen by a “substitute” [...]

Blogging and cancer

Posted by Tom on December 20th, 2007

It’s been nearly six months since I last posted. Some have suggested I’ve fallen off the face of the earth. ‘Tis not so. I’m still here. In July and August I was able to finish up work with the startup I’d been developing for, helping them see their first profitable quarter. The long hours hunched [...]